Roller card-case.



E. R. SHEPPARD.

ROLLER GARD CASE.

` APPLIGATION FILED JUNB2s,191o.

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ERLE R. SHEPPAR-D, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROLLER CARD-CASE.

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To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERLE R. SI-iEPPARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rollei' Card-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to spring-actuated rollers and easings for holding emblems, and is designed especially as a roller card case for designating cards issued by various societies and organizations.

The object of this invention is to provide a convenient and compact tubular receptacle containing a spring-actuated roller to receive the designating card or emblem carried upon a sheet of paper, linen, silk, or other suitable fabric capable of being wound about the roller, and which may be held at will in the unwound or display position by pressure upon the end thereof and when released will automatically wind the sheet into the casing.

My invention will be understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my roller card case; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section thereof with the card or emblem sheet unwound; Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line lIIhIII of Fig. 1; and Fig. 1 is a cross-section showing a modified form of casing.

The tubular casing 1 is closed at one end 2, and is provided at the other end with a plug 3, which may be soldered, brazed, or otherwise secured therein. The tubular roller 4L, upon which is wound the flexible card or emblem sheet 5, is rotatably mounted upon a central stem or arbor 6, rigidly fixed at one end in the casing head 2, and slidably held at the other end in a recess 7 in the button or plug 8, secured in the end of the roller. The plug 8 is provided with a boss 10, which projects through an aperture in the casing-plug 3, in which it may rotate, and constitutes the push-button to bring the clutch members into frictional locking engagement. A spiral spring 12, having its opposite ends fastened respectively to the roller casing and to the stem is placed under tension as the sheet 5 is unwound, as shown in Fig. 2, and serves to wind the sheet upon the roller as soon as the parts are released.

@ne of the main features of my invention resides in the means for holding or locking Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 23, 1910.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910. serial No. 568,571.

the parts in position with the emblem sheet unwound by a mere pressure of a linger, the card or sheet being automatically rewound upon releasing the pressure. For this purpose, I make the roller shorter than the interior of the casing or barrel and place a spring' 14 between the casing head 2 and the end of the roller, so that the roller will be normally held in the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the roller is free to revolve upon the stem 6.

The operation will be clearly understood from the foregoing description. The card sheet may be unwound and exposed by pulling upon t-he rod 15 attached to the outer end of the sheet, thereby drawing the sheet out through the slot in the casing and winding the spring' 12. The parts may be held in this position with the card sheet 5 exposed, by pressing with the finger upon the button 10, thereby sliding the roller toward the casing head 2, and causing the end wall of the cavity 7 to engage the end of the stem 6. I have found that this frictional engagement between the stem 6 and the end wall of the boss or button 10, acting as clutchmembers, is suticient to prevent the rotation of the roller and to hold the spring 12 under tension. If it is desired to increase the frictional engagement of the parts, the projecting end 16 of t-he roller barrel may be made of such a length that it will engage with the inner wall of the casing head 2, when the roller is pressed. over to the locking position. As soon as the pressure of the linger upon the button 10 is released, the spring 14e forces the roller barrel back to the normal position shown in Fig. 2, and the spring' 12 immediately rewinds the card sheet upon the roller.

For the purpose of making the parts more compact, I may provide a longitudinal recess or cavity in the side of the casing along the line of the slot to receive the rod 15 as shown in Fig. 1.

I have described in detail the construction shown in the drawings to illustrate an embodiment of my invention, but it will be evident to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention-` 1. A receptacle for a display sheet comprising a tubular casino', a stem or arbor extending through the casing and having one end secured thereto, a tubular roller or barrel Within the casing and revolubly mounted upon said arbor, a spring within the barrel and having its ends secured to the arbor and barrel respectively, a recessed plug in one end or' the barrel adapted to slidingly engage the Jfree end of said arbor, and means for sliding the barrel longitudinally in the casing to cause frictional engagement between the end of the arbor and said plug.

2. A receptacle for a display sheet, comprising a tubular casing closed at one end and having an apertured plug in the other end, a stem or arbor extending through the casing and secured to said closed end, a roller or barrel revolubly mounted Within the casing upon said arbor, a spiral spring secured to said arbor and said barrel respectively, a recessed button secured to one end of said barrel and adapted to slidingly engage the free end of said arbor and projecting through said apertured plug, and a spring normally holding said button out of frictional engagement With the end of the arbor.

3. A receptacle for a display sheet, comprising atubular casing closed at one end, a stem or arbor extending through the casing and secured to said closed end, a roller or barrel revolubly and slidably mounted within the casing upon said arbor, a spiral spring secured to said arbor and said barrel respectively, means for sliding said barrel upon the arbor and causing rictional engagement between parts fixed to the barrel and the casing respectively, and a spring normally holding said parts out of engagement.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ERLE R. SHEPPARD.

lVitnesses GEORGE E. GERHARD, MILDRED VAHLBERG. 

